Patents by Inventor Jonathan Mark Thompson

Jonathan Mark Thompson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Pick for stringed musical instruments
    Patent number: 9576561
    Abstract: A pick for use with stringed musical instruments is disclosed. In some embodiments the pick is characterized by a roughened texture on the front and back substantially planar surfaces of the narrowed bottom portion of a substantially teardrop shaped body for the purpose of altering the tonal properties produced as it moves against strings that are strummed or picked. In further embodiments the roughened textured picking portion is combined with a separate second picking portion that is substantially smooth and useable to produce a conventional sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Inventor: Jonathan Mark Thompson
  • Pick For Stringed Musical Instruments
    Publication number: 20150206516
    Abstract: A pick for use with stringed musical instruments is disclosed. In some embodiments the pick is characterized by a roughened texture on the front and back substantially planar surfaces of the narrowed bottom portion of a substantially teardrop shaped body for the purpose of altering the tonal properties produced as it moves against strings that are strummed or picked. In further embodiments the roughened textured picking portion is combined with a separate second picking portion that is substantially smooth and useable to produce a conventional sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventor: Jonathan Mark Thompson